Police identified a woman killed after a car and a semi-truck collided on Columbus’ West Side.
Cathy Hewett, 75, a passenger in the car, died at OhioHealth Doctors West Hospital after the crash, police said in a news release.
A woman was driving a Lincoln Town Car northbound on Georgesville Road at 12:42 p.m. June 30 and attempted to make a left turn onto Automall Drive, police said.
A Freightliner semi-truck southbound on Georgesville Road struck the passenger side of the vehicle.
The driver of the Lincoln, also injured in the crash, was transported to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in critical condition. Hewett was pronounced dead at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital at 1:30 p.m.
The semi-truck driver took himself to Doctors West Hospital for evaluation, police said.
Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Jeffrey Geitter said that both of the occupants in the Lincoln had to be extricated. The semi-truck driver received treatment at the scene, said Geitter.
The southbound lanes on Georgesville Road were temporarily closed while police investigated the crash. The lanes reopened at 5:07 p.m., a dispatcher said.
Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@dispatch.com, at ShahidMeighan on X, and at shahidthereporter.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Police identify passenger killed in crash with semi-truck on Columbus’ West Side
Reporting by Shahid Meighan and Bailey Gallion, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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